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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Macromius, post: 3127196, member: 90772&quot;]This is just a typical internet business ploy designed to maximize profits. Yes it&#039;s sneaky but small stuff compared to Ebay, Amazon, and elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>From CNN:</p><p>The Internet allows shoppers to easily compare prices across thousands of stores. But it also enables businesses to collect detailed information about a customer&#039;s purchasing history, preferences, and financial resources -- and to set prices accordingly.</p><p>So when you buy an airplane ticket or a DVD online, you may pay a higher -- or lower -- price than another customer buying the very same item from the very same site.</p><p>Why? Because the information the site has compiled on you suggests that you may be willing to pay more -- or less -- than others for that item.</p><p><br /></p><p>Amazon has been caught doing this. I suspect Ebay is doing something similar. I&#039;ve noticed that sometimes when I search for something on Ebay they don&#039;t always show me the lowest price item even when I ask them to. Is it a glitch or are they playing their customers? It&#039;s not easy to prove because algorithms can be designed to be flexible and can be turned off and on erratically. The deregulation going on now has turned the internet into a swindlers paradise, a sort of wild west for clever cyber-bandits. Thank the government as you bend over![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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